David Pinto worked for ten years as the chief researcher for ESPN’s Baseball Tonight. Starting in 2002, David brought his research and insights to a wider audience through his blog, Baseball Musings.

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Scoring in Pittsburgh

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May 8, 4:05 PM

by David Pinto, Baseball Examiner

The Pirates take three out of three from the Giants, winning today's contest 5-4. The Pirates scored at about their average, 5.03 runs. That's sixth in the majors and fifth in the National League. Pittsburgh is getting the most out of four hitters have great seasons, McLouth, Bay, Doumit and Nady. All but Doumit have OBAs over .400; all but Bay have slugging percentages over .500. John Russell bunched them together in the lineup, letting nothing break up the streak of batters getting on base. Sanchez added three hits today, and if he starts hitting in front of these four, I can see the Pirates scoring going up. The rest of the lineup is terrible, but Russell is doing a good job of getting the most out of his best hitters.
Topics: Offense , Pirates , Joel Skinner , John Russell

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